Bee Sting Good for Cancer
Aug 19, 2010 Health and Fitness, Technology
Have you been bitten by a bee? I myself have experienced it, it hurts and swells. Here is some consolation, a toxic protein in bee venom, when altered, significantly improves the effectiveness liposome-encapsulated drugs or dyes, such as those already used to treat or diagnose cancer. This research, described in the August 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal, shows how modified melittin may revolutionize treatments for cancer and perhaps other conditions, such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and serious infections.
Women are more Attracted to Men in Red
Aug 5, 2010 Discoveries, Technology
Having problems attracting women? The researchers from the University of Rochester come with a solution to the problem suggesting men to wear red clothes to attract women.
Simply wearing the color red or being bordered by the rosy hue makes a man more attractive and sexually desirable to women, according to a series of studies by researchers at the University of Rochester and other institutions. And women are unaware of this arousing effect.
Free Nature Sounds for Setting a Relaxing Mood
Jul 30, 2010 Health and Fitness, Websites
If you need to set a relaxing mood while reading or maybe meditating or you just want to have some fun NatureSoundsFor.me is your answer. This site is a nature sound mixing board were you can share what you have composed. If you need an offline copy for your Laptop, iPod, iPad or iPhone you can make one. What makes NatureSoundsFor.me different from other nature sound websites is that you can save your mixes, name them, and share them with friends. I created some samples for you
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2010 Smartphone Comparison
Jul 1, 2010 Technology
Planning to buy a new smartphone? Great, but you will be bombarded with lots of choices. Thanks to Apollo Clark’s Smartphone Chart you will be able to decide what Smartphone will fit your need and personality.
He was planning to get a smartphone but was tired comparing the smartphone specifications in his head and so he decided to make his own detailed chart.
In his chart he compared this smartphones Samsung Galaxy S, Evo 4G, iPhone 4, iPad, DroidX, Motorola Droid, Droid Incredible and Nexus One. This chart includes specifications and model numbers for the exact hardware running in all of these devices, and benchmarks for each so that you know just how powerful these phones really are.
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The Only Immortal Animal in the World
Jul 1, 2010 Discoveries
Just read about an amazing animal recently discovered that is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again. This animal is a turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish. Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its polyp state (its first stage of life). The key lies in a process that is called trans-differentiation. This is where a type of cell is transformed into another type. Some animals can undergo limited types of trans-differentiation, regenerating body parts or organs. This is true of salamanders who tend to regrow limbs.
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